December 30th, 2008 Milan
I have a good tip for new years resolution for you. It’s a tough one!
Be just a little hungry at bedtime everyday.
Here are the benefits:
1. Your body is going to dip into your stores for energy and that’s exactly what you want to happen, because you will lose fat
2. You will sleep better and deeper, which means you will rest better throughout the night
3. Chances are, you’re not going to skip breakfast and gain the metabolism-boosting benefits you’d get from eating a morning meal
If you are very hungry before you go to sleep, it means that you didn’t do a good job of managing your meals throughout the day.
Do this:
- Don’t skip any other meal
- Get enough calories throughout the day
- Give your body what it needs by eating throughout the day
- Have a lot of healthy snacks between meals
Replace your late-night snacking instead with a cup of herbal tea. The warmth of a cup of herbal tea (no sugar added) is comforting, and the liquid helps to give you a feeling of fullness. And if it’s boredom that is driving you to eat, the tea will help keep you busy until the urge to eat passes.
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December 20th, 2008 Milan
Fact is, that prostate cancer will hit just about every man if he lives long enough. What can men do about it?
There are 3 most effective things in prevention of prostate cancer:
1. Diet low in saturated fat
2. Exercise
Now, it gets interesting:
3. Cooked tomato products
The national institute for health research shows that the risk of developing prostate cancer is as much as 45% lower in men who frequently eat foods that contain cooked tomatoes or tomato paste.
While the key ingredient may be the folate, some believe the cancer fighter comes in the form of lycopene, a substance found in tomato products. Spaghetti sauce is the optimal food for lycopene and tomato sauce contains that as well.
To get the optimum amount of lycopene ( 400 milligrams per week) you’d have to eat 160 raw tomatoes or 16 cooked ones. But you need only 11 tablespoons of spaghetti sauce or even less of tomato sauce or paste. Spaghetti sauce contains little bit of fat too, which is great for good absorption of lycopene.
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December 13th, 2008 Milan
If you are beginner, take as much time as you need between sets to avoid feeling dizzy or overly fatigued, especially during the first 3 weeks.
As your muscles develop and you advance, start to keep track of the time spent resting between sets.
Fallow these rules:
1. When exercising at lower intensity, rest about 1. to 2. minutes between sets
2. If you’re more advanced and already lifting heavier workloads, rest longer for 2. to 4. minutes between sets
3. If your goal is to increase muscle endurance – strength, then rest periods should be short: 30 to 60 second
4. When doing circuit training, your rest between exercises is usually kept to a minimum to maximize cardiovascular benefits by keeping your heart rate pumping at an elevated rate
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